Top Ranked Programs
Fort Lewis College's program mix is anchored in business, social sciences, and natural sciences—a portfolio reflecting the institution's regional public liberal arts identity in Colorado. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 64 graduates, followed by Kinesiology, Psychology, General, Natural Resources Conservation and Research, and Biology, General. Across 28 programs serving roughly 530 students annually, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering solid four-year earnings outcomes. The earnings pattern reflects strength in applied business and professional fields. Engineering leads with median earnings of $77,389 four years after enrollment across 29 graduates, followed by Business/Commerce, General at $56,038 with 64 graduates and Natural Resources Conservation and Research at $46,492. Business/Commerce, General, the institution's largest program, earns $56,038 and demonstrates that scale and earnings strength align at Fort Lewis College. The concentration in Business and related professional fields—accounting, management, and applied social sciences—positions graduates for direct entry into stable labor markets in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. Several of these programs represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market outcomes. Psychology, General and Sociology round out the earnings leaders, demonstrating breadth across business, STEM, and applied-science fields. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Fort Lewis College's dominant program families align with labor-market demand in Colorado and nationally.